Category: Health & Nutrition

Peanut Butter Challenge tops last year’s collection

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin

November 28, 2023

Nearly 20,000 jars to fill food pantries across the state ahead of the holidays For the second straight year, the winner of the statewide Peanut Butter Challenge is… Santa Rosa County, with a whopping 1,970 jars for a total of 2,485 ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Community Events, Donations, Food Insecurity, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Santa Rosa County, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Duval County, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, Wakulla County

Disfrute de alimentos cultivados en Florida durante el Día de Acción de Gracias y el resto de las festividades

by Luz Bahder

November 17, 2023

Creado por Brad Buck, sénior especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. Cuando esté disfrutando de la cena del Día de Acción de Gracias, independientemente de su cultura, recuerde que gran parte de sus alimentos fueron cultivados ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agentes De Extension, Agricultores De Florida, Andrea Nikolai, Batatas, Calabazas, Camotes, Cena De Accion De Gracias, Centro De Extension Agricola De Hastings, Ciencias De La Familia Y El Consumidor De UF/IFAS, Comida Es Nuestro Segundo Nombre, Cultivos De Florida, Ensayos, Espanol, Festividades, Fitomejoramiento, Florida, Food Is Our Middle Name, Jamon, Judias Verdes, Lechuga, Leo Hoffmann, Maiz, Mejoramiento De La Papa, Nelly Nelson, Papas, Pavo, Pina, Servicio De Extension Del Condado De Polk, Servio De Extension Del Condado De Manatee, Spanish, UF/IFAS

Adopte estos hábitos alimentarios para mantenerse saludable durante los viajes de las festividades

by Luz Bahder

November 15, 2023

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Una encuesta reciente de MarketWatch Guides reveló que el 52% de los encuestados planea viajar en avión en esta ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Alimentacion Saludable, Alimentos Que No Requieren Refrigeracion, Alimentos Ricos En Nutrientes, Cenas, EFNEP, Espanol, Festividades, Fiestas, Frutas, Habitos Alimenticios, Hidratacion, Jessica Alfonso, Planeamiento De Las Comidas Durante Las Festividades, Programa Ampliado De Educacion Sobre Alimentacion Y Nutricion, Saludable, Seguridad De Los Alimentos, Servicio De Extensión De UF/IFAS, Servicio De Extension De UF/IFAS Del Condado De Miami Dade, Spanish, UF/IFAS, Vacaciones, Vegetales, Viajes, Viajes De Dia De Accion De Gracias, Viajes De Fin De Ano, Viajes De Navidad, Viajes Durante Las Festividades

USDA, Extensión Cooperativa y APLU galardonan a UF/IFAS CAFÉ Latino mediante el Premio Nacional de Diversidad en Extensión

by Luz Bahder

November 15, 2023

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Desde el 2016, un número creciente de profesionales de University of Florida han unido esfuerzos para mejorar el acceso ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Community Volunteers, Farm Management, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Livestock, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Andra Johnson, APLU, Asociacion De Universidades Publicas Y Con Concesion De Tierras, CAFE Latino, Clases, Coalition Of Florida Extension Educators For Latino Communities, Departamento De Agricultura De Los Estados Unidos, Diversidad, Espanol, Extension, Hispanos, Inclusion, Informacion, Instituto Nacional De Alimentacion Y Agricultura, John Diaz, Jonael Bosques, Karla Shelnutt, Latinos, Laura Valencia, Manjit Mirra, Poblacion Latina, Premio, Servicio De Extension, Servicios, Sistema De Extension Cooperativa, Spanish, Traducciones, UF/IFAS, USDA-NIFA

USDA, Cooperative Extension, APLU recognize UF/IFAS CAFÉ Latino with National Extension Diversity Award

by Lourdes Mederos

November 14, 2023

Since 2016, a growing number of University of Florida faculty have joined forces to enhance access and efficacy of information and programs to Spanish-speaking communities within the Sunshine State. They developed the Coalition of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: APLU, Association Of Public And Land-grant Universities, CAFE Latino, Coalition Of Florida Extension Educators For Latino Communities, Cooperative Extension, Family, Hispanic, John Diaz, Jonael Bosques-Mendez, Karla Shelnutt, Latino, Laura Valencia, National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, U.S. Department Of Agriculture, UF/IFAS Department Of Family, University Of Florida, USDA National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, Youth And Community Sciences

Here are holiday travel eating habits to sink your teeth into and stay healthy, UF/IFAS experts explain

by Lourdes Mederos

November 13, 2023

A recent MarketWatch Guides survey revealed that 52% of Americans are planning to fly this holiday season, while a Hopper survey reveals more than one in five holiday travelers plans to drive out of town for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Christmas, EFNEP, Expanded Food And Nutrition Education Program, Food Safety, Holiday Meal Planning, Holidays, Holidays Travel, Holliday Eating, Jessica Alfonso, New Year's Travel, Nutrient-rich Foods, Shelf-stable, Thanksgiving, Travel, UF/IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension

Spread the word: Peanut Butter Challenge kicks off Oct. 1

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin

September 25, 2023

Start Giving Season early this year by participating in UF/IFAS Extension’s 2023 Peanut Butter Challenge throughout October. The friendly competition among counties asks community members to bring a jar of peanut butter to their local UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Jennifer Bearden, Karla Shelnutt, Peanut Butter Challenge

New chair: Renee Goodrich to lead UF food science and human nutrition department

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin

September 6, 2023

Renée Goodrich, professor of food science and human nutrition, has been tapped to chair the UF/IFAS department where she’s been a faculty member since 1998. Goodrich will lead the department’s 25 faculty members, as well as its staff ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS
Tags: Administrative Update, Chair, Food Science And Human Nutrition, FSHN, Renee Goodrich

Study uncovers gut bacteria differences in children who later develop juvenile idiopathic arthritis

by Samantha Murray

July 5, 2023

For the first time, scientists have shown that gut bacteria differences are associated with later development of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, a debilitating rheumatic childhood disease, and that these differences are present years before the ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Angelica Ahrens, Eric Triplett, Gut Microbiome, Microbiology And Cell Science, News

Mantenimiento de rutina del agua de su pozo

by Luz Bahder

June 8, 2023

Creado por Yilin Zhuang y Andrea Albertin, agentes especialistas en recurso hídrico del departamento de Extensión de UF/IFAS. Si obtiene agua potable de su propio pozo, usted es el único responsable de garantizar que esta sea segura. ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Agua, Agua Potable, Andrea Albertin, Bacterias, Contaminacion, Departamento De Salud, Espanol, Pozo De Agua, Spanish, Yilin Zhuang

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